Tepee Lake (FR 7147) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tepee Lake (FR 7147) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

7.1 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,113 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 14.1 of this road’s 23.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 21.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Virginia Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 23.7 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 37%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Cooks Run runs 0.5 mi off.
  • Helmer Mountain stands 1,303 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southwest.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana: … 1.1. Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 1.2. Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–51°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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